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Hamilton Beach Cappuccino Plus Espresso CoffeemakerStop spending your hard-earned money every day at expensive coffee shops when you can get the same fresh, delicious coffee at home. Whether you need your morning jolt or want to sip on the rich, delicious flavors during the evening, with this design you can easily make rich espresso and cappuccino in your own kitchen at any time of day. Café quality made easy Powerful 15 bar pump No-fuss frother Easy-fill reservoir Works with pre-measured pods or ground espresso Model Number: 40729

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1. Integrated Professional solid steel conical burr grinder for consistent and aroma-saving grinding. Six settings allow you to adjust the fineness for all kinds of beans - from light to dark roasts.
2. 64 oz. removable water container. Good for 40 espressos at a time.
3. 8 oz bean container. Grind up to 30 portions of coffee before refilling.
4. Frother can be used to release hot water for Cafe Americano or a cup of tea. The hot water function is also Programmable from 1 to 16 oz
5. New CLEARYL Water Care System. Removes chlorine, lead, aluminum and copper for a better tasting coffee. A special organic additive removes almost all carbon and eliminates decalcifying altogether.

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Cappuccino and espresso without compromise (tm) this hi-tech, high-pressure Capresso coffee center is the coffee connoisseurs must-have machine. Sleek styling and superb one-touch results define this do-it-all unit, decked out with a silver-metallic front and exquisite chrome details. Two-year warranty. Model 13204.

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Horrible support, unreliable product, overly expensive

My wife and I purchased this for each other approximately 2 years ago for ~ $1200. We named it "ChrisAnnie" as it cost enough to be another child, and it combined as a Christmas and Anniversary gift.

From the start, the coffee was a little bit off, with temperatures not quite getting high enough resulting in slightly bitter coffee. They get to about 190 (should be closer to 200-205), but Jura tech said that was 'normal' for their machines. This was a little disappointing for coffee affectionados and home-roasters.

Despite meticulously reading and re-reading the manual and watching the video and paying attention to cleaning schedules, etc. this thing started breaking down and popping up with unsolvable error codes after about 6 months. We had to do several procedures (wasting expensive cleaning tablets and filters, at our expense) in following tech support's directions. Finally they agreed to replace it since the issues could not be solved. I don't know if we got the same unit back or a refurbished job, but it started having the problems again after about 6 months. This time it was out of warrantee.

You should know this: THEY CHARGE OVER $200 PLUS SHIPPING JUST TO TAKE IT BACK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST after your warrantee expires! Then repairs (they ran >$100 for us) and our shipping to them increased the costs to over $400. We fell for this once. Then the machine died again. It sat on our counter for several months while we agonized over going through the same thing again.

Rather than acting like the Proverbial "dog that returns to his own vomit", we decided discretion is the better part of valor, and we boxed it, threw it up in the attic, and bought a $160 Cuisinart with a burr grinder.

My wife still misses the lattes every now and then but it is not worth the thousands of bucks to get them. It just seems it should work better and not be so expensive to maintain after you pay so much for the initial purchase.

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1. Krups XP2010 Combination 10 cup Coffee Maker & 15-bar Pump Espresso
2. Urnex Cleancaf Coffee Machine Cleaner and Decalcifier

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ew from Krups, the XP2010 Combi Machine is a dual function espresso and drip coffee maker. This combination unit has a 10 cup coffee maker,15 bar pump espresso maker with a thermoblock heating element to ensure consistent water temperature every time. The 32oz removable water tank is large enough to brew 25 shots of espresso and the heavyweight die cast filter holder has 3 interchangeable sieves for 1 or 2 servings of ground espresso as well as ESE pre-portioned pods. Beautiful brushed stainless steel finish matches any kitchen decor.

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Steam function doesn't work consistantly- same as the one from Shopko

I bought this after trying a few lower cost options (Shopko and WalMart types) for $30 or so. After spending this much money I thought that I would be able to make myself a nice capuccino...no...not really. Disappointing. The steam function either doesn't really work or takes forever? Either way - I don't have that much time to wait for steam.

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Not user friendly

This product does make a good cup of espresso and coffee but the design is poor and inefficient. Water resevoir for coffee side is difficult to get to; impossible to pour from carafe without spilling. Espresso side: if you want a latte, be sure to steam the milk first - otherwise your drink has a lot of time to cool off while the steam function heats up. It works okay and I'm not going to run out and replace it right away, but I certainly do not recommend this particular machine.

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Excellent Espresso/Coffee Maker

This product is well built and easy to use.At the price, I was impressed by its quality.

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Nice, compact machine

I recently purchased this machine and I am an avid coffee machine tester! I've tested many coffee machines in the past 5 years! So far, this machine passes the test for "ease of preparation". When you pour the water in the reservoir, there is ample space to pour, so you don't need to worry about having a puddle of water under your machine when you're finished making a pot of coffee. I usually make a full pot of coffee and the average time it takes is 4 minutes! Not bad huh? I love the brushed steel finish on the machine...it's easy to maintain.
Things that I don't like:
1. When you pour coffee, you have to pour fairly even & slow or it'll spill off the sides of the spout. This kind of sucks.
2. There is no beep when the coffee is ready.




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Very Good Dual-Use Machine

This is my second review of the same Krups combo unit because Amazon has it listed twice for some reason. I was looking for a combination espresso-coffee maker to fit a specific space in the kitchen. The width and heigth of the unit had to fit within that area. There aren't too many combo machines out there, but the Krups 2010 fits the bill perfectly. It's very quick at producing a good espresso and the coffee maker works great too, filling a 10-cup pot in less than nine minutes. One reviewer of this machine said it took him 30 minutes to brew a pot of coffee. I haven't had that happen. Maybe other things like a rice cooker, electric skillet or other high amp appliances are plugged into the same outlet and lowering the voltage at the outlet? Another reviewer claims her espresso head leaked all over. I haven't had that problem, either. Maybe she didn't tighten the head enough or the ESE pods weren't placed in the filter holder properly. Who knows? You just have to be careful and read the instructions (which are kind of confusing). I do know you can spend a lot more for a standalone espresso machine, but for a combination espresso-coffee machine the Krups works just fine for me.


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